50 Job Opportunities At WHO Tanzania
Nafasi Za Kazi WHO Tanzania, WHO Tanzania Ajira Mpya, Jobs Tanzania, Ajira leo Tanzania
Background
In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies incident management system, at the country level, the incumbent will coordinate and implement technical activities directed towards laboratory management of outbreaks and health emergencies. Laboratory is the key component of the response to COVID-19, adequate laboratory infrastructure for timely diagnosis and confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 must be available. The incumbent will also ensure that the country is able to able to test all suspected cases and contacts in order to respond to this pandemic adequately.
In the region of assignment, reporting to the Team Lead, and based on priorities set by the Incident Manager and the WHO Representative of Country Office, and working closely with counterparts at the respective laboratory. The incumbent will act as the technical expert for the laboratory management. S/he will provide technical oversight in laboratory management, operations, supervision, and training, particularly related to all response activities of COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in relation to laboratory. The incumbent will work in close collaboration with relevant technical officers at the laboratory.
Scope and Methodology
Under the general guidance and supervision of the IM and general guidance of the WHE NPO, the incumbent will perform the following:
Summary of Assigned Duties:
- Conduct refresher training for laboratory scientists on biosafety and biosecurity and COVID-19 molecular testing in collaboration NHLQATC
- Co-ordinate and manage sample collection and transportation to the testing laboratories
- Work closely with the Director and laboratory manager of NHLQATC to document laboratory response activities of the COVID-19 pandemic within the context emergencies programme at the country level.
- Provide technical support of the validation of various COVID-19 assays, technologies and trouble-shooting of laboratory procedures and methodologies
- Monitor the performance of all COVID-19 testing laboratories using AFRO-regional performance monitoring tool and support corrective action(s) in collaboration with NHLQATC
- Perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the functional supervisor
Objectives of the Review
The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinator international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.
Specific Requirements
LANGUAGE:
LANGUAGE:
Desirable: Working knowledge of other UN language is an added advantage.
EDUCATION:
Essential: First level university degree in health-related profession, laboratory, medicine or nursing from an accredited/recognized institute
Desirable: A master’s degree in FELTP, Molecular Biology, microbiology, virology or any of the areas related to the functions of the position, from a recognized university.
Experience:
Essential: At least five years’ related experience working with laboratory program addressing infectious diseases both emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, outbreak investigation and response in humanitarian settings.
Desirable: Prior humanitarian working experience at field level with WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations or with an international nongovernmental organization with expertise in disaster and outbreak response.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Demonstrated knowledge of laboratory as related to emergency response relief operations, complemented by skills in the field of laboratory epidemiological, assessment, analysis and the evaluation and monitoring in a public health context.
WHO COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Producing results
- Ensuring the effective use of resources
- Teamwork
- Communication
Other Skills (e.g. IT):
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Working knowledge on Microsoft excel and word would be an asset
PLACE OF ASSIGNMENT
The Laboratory officer will be stationed in any of the three regions Dares salaam, Dodoma or Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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RATIONALE
Purpose of the SSA:
Background
In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies incident management system, at the country level, the incumbent will coordinate and implement technical activities directed towards surveillance of COVID-19, scale up the implementation of evidence-based interventions, facilitate policy and decision-making processes through improved health information coverage, analysis and quality throughout the full cycle of the incident.
In the region of assignment, reporting to the Team Lead, and based on priorities set by the Incident Manager and the WHO Head of Country Office, and working closely with counterparts at the respective regional office and HQ, the incumbent will act as the technical expert for the surveillance programme. S/he will provide technical oversight for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public health policies and programmes pertaining to surveillance of COVID-19. The incumbent will work in close collaboration with relevant technical officers at the country level and subnational levels.
Scope and Methodology
Under the general guidance and supervision of the Incident Manager (IM) and general guidance of the WHO Representative, the incumbent will perform the following:
Summary of Assigned Duties:
- Co-develop the guidelines, tools and indicators for effective disease surveillance at the subnational and community levels, where necessary.
- Participate in the process of verification and risk assessment on reported COVID-19 cases.
- Strengthen the capacities of surveillance teams for the effective and sustained surveillance of COVID-19 through training on field investigation, detection, contact tracing, data management, and rapid response to epidemics and health emergencies.
- Support surveillance activities including community-based surveillance, cross-border surveillance and PoE surveillance within the framework of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR);
- Support in depth investigation of COVID-19 and active case and search and make appropriate recommendations for action to region and National task force.
- Support the field incident manager in coordination and oversight the surveillance, laboratory and case management.
- Conduct, in collaboration with other team members and PHEOC Manager, real-time analysis of outbreak intelligence data, from a broad range of sources including non health sectors, for epidemic forecasting and detection.
- Support the establishment of Alert management system (if applicable i.e. if not in existence)
- Ensure availability of core data and other information on related technical areas such as: case incidence; case management surveillance data; laboratory surveillance data; contact tracing, etc.;
- Analyze, systematize, and disseminate scientific and evidence-based technical information and knowledge; support the development of the WHO Situation Reports, other related regular and ad-hoc surveillance reports.
- Perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.
Technical Supervision
Objectives of the Review
The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinate international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.
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SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
LANGUAGE:
- Essential: Excellent knowledge of the English.
- Desirable: Working knowledge of Swahili, Knowledge of French or other UN language.
EDUCATION:
- Essential: First level university degree in medicine, nursing, environmental health, epidemiology, statistics or database management from an accredited/recognized institute Desirable: Advanced university degree in epidemiology, public health or health related field. Specialized training in communicable diseases.
Experience:
- Essential: At least two years’ related experience in quantitative epidemiology and the implementation of public health surveillance, outbreak investigation and response in humanitarian settings.
- Desirable: Prior humanitarian working experience at field level with WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations or with an international nongovernmental organization with expertise in disaster and outbreak response.
Skills and Competencies
- Demonstrated knowledge of surveillance and monitoring systems as related to emergency response relief operations, complemented by skills in the field of epidemiological or statistical data collection, assessment, analysis and the evaluation and monitoring in a public health context.
- Proven ability to multitask across various planning and implementation processes within a highly demanding environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge, competency and professional skills on the public health aspects of infectious disease control, epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response with attention to application of an all hazard approach in the context of the International Health Regulations and the use of event based and indicator-based surveillance, as well as descriptive epidemiology and principles of public health in communicable disease surveillance and response.
WHO COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Producing results
- Ensuring the effective use of resources
- Teamwork
- Communication
Other Skills (e.g. IT):
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Working knowledge of online data collection applications, statistical analysis packages (Stata, SPSS, etc).
- Working knowledge of GIS mapping software (or similar) would be an asset.
PLACE OF ASSIGNMENT
- The Surveillance officer will be stationed in any United Republic of Tanzania region(s).
TIMELINE AND REPORTING
Duration
- The contract will be for six (06) months
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RATIONALE
Purpose of the SSA:
Background
The United Republic of Tanzania is one of the countries experiencing increased COVID-19 transmission. To date, more than 16 regions in the country are reporting cases. Most of the regions have designated/repurposed isolation and treatment facilities ready to receive COVID-19 patients.
WHO is providing financial and technical assistance to the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MOHCDGEC) as well as the MOH in Zanzibar to strengthen response measures aimed at mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on human lives.
A critical component of response in COVID-19 is Logistics Management. In this regard, WHO wants to recruit temporary staff to support logistics activities for COVID-19 response at the national level, and sometimes at sub national levels when needed. In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies incident management system, at the country level, the incumbent will implement technical activities directed towards logistics of outbreaks and health emergencies, support quantification and forecasting of health products needs of the country, maintain overall situational awareness of the event as well as the location and status of all deployed resources as well as Facilitate procurement of supplies including treatment kits (local or international). Recruited staff may be deployed to the regions (as per needs) to support the regions as per the TORs below.
In the country of assignment, reporting to the Team Lead, and based on priorities set by the Incident Manager and the WHO Head of Country Office, and working closely with other logisticians, the incumbent will act as a logistics expert for the WHE programme. The incumbent will work in close collaboration with relevant technical officers at the national level.
Scope and Methodology
- Under the general guidance and supervision of the IM and general guidance of the WHE NPO, the incumbent will perform the following:
Summary of Assigned Duties:
- Co-develop the guidelines, tools and indicators for effective logistics support at the national level.
- Strengthen the capacities of pharmaceutical staff and other logisticians in the country for effective supply chain management.
- Ensure that all supplies and equipment needed in the field are deployed in a timely manner
- Provide supplies and equipment to isolation facilities, treatment centres and hospitals
- Support setting-up of isolation and treatment facilities
- Facilitate procurement of supplies including treatment kits (local or international)
- Ensure that all deployed personnel have the materials needed for operation in the field
- Provide logistic support to IMS team as needed
- Maintain coordination, communication and information sharing with AFRO OSL lead
- Place request from AFRO on supply shortages
- Follow up TMDA and customs clearance as needed
- Support inhouse inventory control of warehoused products
- Analyze, systematize, and disseminate scientific and evidence-based technical information and knowledge; support the development of the WHO Situation Reports, other related regular and ad-hoc logistics reports.
- Undertake some field supervision visits to assess and evaluate the implementation of logistics activities, identify gaps and recommend corrective actions based on key performance indicators.
- Perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the functional supervisor
Technical Supervision
Objectives of the Review
- The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinate international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.
50 Job Opportunities at WHO Tanzania
Specific Requirements
LANGUAGE:
- Essential: Excellent knowledge of the English.
- Desirable: Working knowledge of Swahili, Knowledge of French or other UN language.
EDUCATION:
- Essential: First level university degree in Pharmacy, Procurement and Logistics or Business Administration or any related Field of Logistics from an accredited/ recognized institute
- Desirable: Advanced university degree in Pharmacy, Procurement and Supplies Management, public health or health logistics related field.
Work Experience:
- Essential: At least two years’ related experience in pharmacy profession, procurement and supplies management of medicines and health products.
- Desirable: Prior humanitarian working experience at field level with WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations or with an international nongovernmental organization with expertise in disaster and outbreak response.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES / Deliverable
- Ability for submission of weekly activity plans and end of week update reports
- Proven ability to report on country supply needs, items in pipeline and items donated.
- End of contract report documenting all activities including gaps and recommendations.
WHO COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Producing results
- Ensuring the effective use of resources
- Teamwork
- Communication
Other Skills (e.g. IT):
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Excellent knowledge of Excel
PLACE OF ASSIGNMENT
- The Logistic officer will be stationed in any United Republic of Tanzania region(s).
TIMELINE AND REPORTING
Duration
- The work is a three months contract with a period of performance from 18th May 2020 through July 30th, 2020.
Salary
- Grade: NOB-01
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Interested and qualified applicants should send cover letter and comprehensive resume to the WHO Country Representative via the following email addresses [email protected]; [email protected]or use the following link to apply online https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl
Deadline for submission of applications is Friday 8thMay 2020 50 Job Opportunities at WHO Tanzania
